Author Archive for Bruce Reyes-Chow
Just trying to make it and help other do the same . . . as i go through life as a husband, father, son, grandchild, brother, 3rd Generation filipino/chinese american, pastor, mediocre guitarist and drummer, oakland a's FANatic, motorcycle enthusiast and total post-modern, culturally creative BOBO-fied Presbyterian follower of Jesus . . . or something like that?!?!?!
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Yes . . . I KNOW, one cannot define the attributes of things “postmodern,” one can only describe them. Still, if churches and communities are going to explore new ways of raising and nurturing leadership, shouldn’t there be some idea of what makes a good pastor or spiritual leader in the postmodern context?
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Hey all. This is a revision to my orginal post, but figured it might drive some thoughts, rants, reactions over here.
This post is not meant to spark a debate on the future of denominations as I understand this is a bigger question. Nevertheless here we are hanging out as Presbymergents in the Presbyterian Church [...]
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Hey all. MBCC has two families that have moved out to the NC Triangle and are looking for a community with whom that can take part. Any ideas, thoughts, etc.? Doesn’t have to be Presby, but certainly postmod and real. Multi-ethnic would also be plus. No moderns in postmodern drag need apply
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Last year we started a group blog for our church. Not that I didn’t think folks had it in ‘em, but the level of discourse and conversations has been truly life-giving for the church and I suspect for those on the blog team.
Unexpected joys . . .
Feedback and continued conversations around issues/thoughts raised during [...]
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While you can see the full post on my Mainline Emergent/s Day 2, I thought I would toss out this section and see where it goes.
“The other thing worth reflecting on was the Workshop that I attended, “Emerging Issues in Theological and Cultural Diversity” lead by Jay Voorhees and Tim Hartman (deftly handled BTW). [...]
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